The Pond at Giverny Silk Chiffon Scarf Library-themed gifts

The Pond at Giverny Silk Chiffon Scarf Library-themed giftsThe deep greens and blues of this scarf portray the lush and luminous water lily pond that so captivated Claude Monet. The artist moved to Giverny in 1883, and ten years later, started designing the pond. According to the National Gallery of Art: He encircled the basin with a vivacious arrangement of flowers, trees, and bushes, and the next year filled it with water lilies. He added a Japanese style wooden bridge in 1895, then a few years later

A wise and witty stylist

and Quiet Corners of Rome (all The Little Bookroom)

He also looked to those living on the fringes of this world: alienated people drinking absinthe

Billie Holiday from the March 4

Rogue Poet from the October 3

Chopping Up 'The Cherry Orchard' from the March 3

This mini-anthology is a celebration of the rich variety of ways in which we get ourselves from A to B

These petite scissors—le piccole

fifty paper flowers

November 4

Number 19 (2005-12-01)

a seductive